一名被过去阴影缠绕的退伍士兵，不情愿地与一群亡命之徒、一位女性及她受伤的配偶联手，在19世纪70年代危险的亚利桑那边境上挣扎求生。他们面对恶劣的自然环境和敌对势力，展开了一场绝望的生存之战。
"Miss, what's that?" the kid asked the stewardess, pointing to a small crack that he noticed in celing above him. At that point, the crack widens and the entire roof of the airplane is ripped off. Based on a true story. On April 28, 1988, Aloha Airlines flight 243, halfway between Big Island and Maui, suddenly lost an 18-foot section of its front fuselage, due to metal fatigue. At 24,000 feet of altitude, the sudden decompression leaves room for panic in the cabin. But in the flight deck, Captain Schornstheimer and First Officer Tompkins are faced with the difficult task of safely landing the crippled, barely-controllable airliner, as the title says.
